Development of IDM for BIM based Structural Steel Member DesignJung, Jong-Hyun; Lee, Jae-Cheol;

Abstract

IDM is a methodology for capturing and specifying processes and information flow during the life-cycle of a facility. The methodology can be used to document existing or new processes, and describe the associated information that need to be exchanged between parties. In this paper, the information model for BIM-based structural steel member design was defined using IDM methodology. The structural information offered in IFC was analyzed, and its adequacy was verified by applying the case study using Excel. As a result, offers the most structural design information for BIM-based structural steel member design, and some sectional properties omitted in were offered in IFC4. IDM methodology can be used effectively for developing BIM-based structural design systems.